Once there was a man, and he lived to sing the lion's songAs he traveled on the road of hopeOne love is the light, shining over every mountain topIt will lead us to the higher groundOne day every heart will beat strong against the nightLet it be done right now

Once there was a man, and his words became a song of loveAnd his song became the golden dreamOne love is the light, shining over everyone that believesIt will lead us to the higher groundOne day every eye will see truth before the light, let it be done right now

Some wait, so long, because our love is strongThis hard road travelled on will lead us home, forever

Hear the lion's song, voices cryin' like a desert windYeah he's gone unto his father's landAfrica tonight, for we truly are one in our heartsColors woven in the golden dreamOne day every eye will see truth before the light, let it be done right nowOne day every voice will speak strong against the nightLet us be one right now - so let it be

We are the children of a thousand days, we are the people of the hard rainWe are the children of a thousand days, we are the people of the hard rainWe are the people of the hard rain